Expropriate

[ɪks'prəʊprɪeɪt;eks-] or [ɛks'proprɪet]

(verb.) deprive of possessions; 'The Communist government expropriated the landowners'.

整理:莱昂内尔--From WordNet

(v. t.) To put out of one's possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possession or proprietary rights.

錄入:莉娜

v.t. to dispossess.—n. Expropriā′tion.

編輯:罗达